METHOD OF TREATING PERCEPTIVE HEARING LOSS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61H7/00 A61H39/04 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves classical massage of a collar region, a scalp, around auricles. Acoustic biologically active points of the auricles are treated with an ebonite stick. The treatment takes 1-2 minutes per each point. The procedure is completed by doing auricle exercises. For this purpose, posterior surfaces of the auricles are taken with thumbs, anterior surfaces - with index and long fingers performing 4-6 simultaneous up-down-back-front motions. The procedure is daily. The therapeutic course is 10-15 procedures. Two or more therapeutic courses are required. They are separated by pauses of 12-30 days.

EFFECT: method provides higher clinical effectiveness ensured by the effect on nerve endings found within reflexogenic zones related to the auditory centre of the brain cortex.

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